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The ice-covered ocean worlds of the outer Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

The ice-covered ocean worlds of the outer Solar System

...source of energy. If micro-organisms exist within Enceladus’s ocean, whole cells, or the molecules they produce, might be ejected into space in the plumes. This means that a spacecraft need not sample the ocean – or even land on the surface at all – to search for life at Enceladus; it could simply fly through the plumes to capture ejected materials. Cassini did...
The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment
History & The Arts

The values of Bond: What 007 tells us about changing attitudes to sexual harassment

...source of active desire outside the work place: I know you’ll find this crushing, but I don’t sit at home praying for an international incident so I can run down here all dressed up to impress James Bond. I was on a date with a gentleman. Moreover, her playful reminder of sexual harassment legislation, warns Bond that she is neither “asking for it” nor...
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Teaching secondary geography: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline the nature of geographical concepts and the enquiry approach, and explain their significance in geographical learning explain modes of creativity and the stages of the ‘creative’ process in...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...Open University courses. You may have other experiences of studying. What sort of activities do you expect to engage in when you study a course? What sorts of activities have in the past been most effective in enabling you to learn? These questions are easier to answer if you think back to a specific course or other learning experience. What did you actually do? What were...
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...Open University course W102 Law: concepts and perspectives...Modern slavery: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the historical origins of slavery as well as examples of slavery understand the international legal framework prohibiting slavery understand the concept of modern slavery and its various forms analyse the applicable...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...Open University course D228 Exploring international relations: actors, issues, perspectives....Introducing International Relations: Introduction - This free course introduces you to the world of International Relations (IR). It introduces some of the tools scholars of IR use and insight into two important areas of contemporary international relations and the debates they...
Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Harry Marshall - Earth in Vision

...opening up private and public archives, as well as the conservation of king cobras, environmental filmmakers around the world, and the box office success of River Monsters. ...Harry Marshall Harry is the Creative Director of Icon Films – a long established award-winning, UK independent production company. Over the last 25 years Icon Films has produced over 290 hours of...
Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...Open University; Ruth Lister Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University; Helen Meekosha a leading campaigner for the rights of disabled people in Australia; Fiona Williams Professor of Social Policy at Leeds University; Madeleine Arnot Professor of Sociology in education at Cambridge University. Activity 1 Listen to the audio file. You may find it helpful to...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr